Can an A3 license be upgraded to an A1 license?
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An A3 driver's license can be upgraded to an A1 license, provided the applicant already holds an A3, B1, or B2 license and meets certain conditions. According to the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses" and the "New Regulations on Streamlining Administration, Delegating Power, and Improving Services," applicants for upgrading to a large bus driving license must meet one of the following conditions: 1. Have held a city bus or medium-sized bus driving license for at least two years; 2. Have held a large truck driving license for at least three years; 3. Have held a tractor driving license for at least one year. In addition to meeting one of the above conditions, applicants must not have accumulated 12 or more penalty points in any of the three most recent scoring cycles before applying. What are the situations where upgrading to an A1 license is not allowed? According to Article 16 of the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses," the following circumstances disqualify applicants from applying for large bus, tractor, city bus, medium-sized bus, or large truck driving licenses: 1. Being held equally or more responsible for a traffic accident resulting in death; 2. Driving under the influence of alcohol; 3. Having a driver's license revoked or canceled within the past ten years. Conditions for upgrading to an A1 license: 1. Height: At least 155 cm; 2. Vision: Naked or corrected visual acuity of at least 5.0 on the logarithmic visual acuity chart for both eyes; 3. Color vision: No red-green color blindness; 4. Hearing: Ability to distinguish the direction of sound sources with each ear at a distance of 50 cm from a tuning fork; 5. Upper limbs: Both thumbs must be intact, and each hand must have at least three other fingers intact with normal limb and finger movement; 6. Lower limbs: Both lower limbs must be intact with normal movement, and the length difference must not exceed 5 cm; 7. Trunk and neck: No movement dysfunction; 8. Age: Between 22 and 60 years old.